UCL in the media
Funders punish open-access dodgers
Dr Paul Ayris (UCLÌýLibrary Services) says theÌýdecision by four UK higher-education funders to consider only open-access papers posted to online institutional archives for the Research Excellence Framework will be "aÌýgame-changer".
Green or white? Planted or painted roofs can cool buildings
Gurdane Virk (UCL Bartlett)Ìýlooks at two potential ways of reducing the urban heat island effect - planted roofs and white painted roofs.
Dark matter hunt
Dr Chamkaur Ghag (UCL Physics & Astronomy) explains what dark matter is and how the LUX detector experiments in South Dakota could help us detect one of the most mysterious particles in the universe.
Boris Johnson launches MedCity to boost UK life sciences
Boris Johnson has launched MedCity, a partnership between UCLPartners, King's Health Partners, Imperial College AHSC, Oxford, Cambridge and the Greater London Authority, to establish London and the Greater South East as a world-leading cluster for life sciences.
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A joint study between UCL, King's College London and Imperial College London has found that heroin addicts are far more likely to complete a course of hepatitis B vaccinations if given supermarket vouchers.
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Panos Mavros (UCL Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis) talks about using brain scanning technology to monitor how blind and partially sighted people emotionally respond to city navigation.
Goodbye to the disposable age
DrÌýAndy Hudson-Smith (UCLÌýCentre for Advanced Spatial Analysis) and ProfessorÌýDaniel Miller (UCLÌýAnthropology) discuss how the digital world can alter our ties to physical objects.
Smart pants to keep elderly on their feet
Professor Mark Miodownik (UCL Mechanical Engineering) talks about Wearable Assistive Material pants, underwear that stiffens and flexes to help with movement and protects limbs in the event of a fall.
,UCL Provost Michael Arthur visits UAE
Professor Michael Arthur (UCL President & Provost) discusses his trip to Dubai andÌýplans for medical research within the region.
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A team led by ProfessorÌýAlexander Seifalian (UCLÌýSurgery & Interventional Science) is working onÌýgrowing noses, ears and blood vessels in the laboratory using stem cells.
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